Letters

In light of scandals, it’s time to take page from FDR’s book For students of the U.S. political scene beginning with FDR to the present, it has been fascinating to observe various leadership styles of presidents. Of course there ...

I ‘ve read the recent letters to the editor calling for a tax increase to fund the Colorado Firefighting Air Corps with great interest. I wonder if these people know that Democrats in the General Assembly passed a $21 billion budget for ...

Make funding firefighting air corps a critical priority I’ve read the recent letters to the editor calling for a tax increase to fund the Colorado Firefighting Air Corps with great interest. I wonder if these people know that Democrats ...

The article in The Daily Sentinel June 16 seemed to imply that Karen Sjoberg has little conception of what is involved in the air in the valley in an inversion. She is apparently advocating the shutdown of the airport, Interstate 70 and the ...

Gauntlet raised more than $16K for Special Olympics The outpouring of community support for The Gauntlet fundraiser was amazing. This was the second year for the event. It was held Saturday, May 11, in Grand Junction and raised $16,266.39 for ...

Investing in wildfire protection would be worth high price tag Sen. Steve King’s recent bill for state wildfire protection is a law that has become necessary. But it’s unfunded. Why? No one wants to pay for it. It’s up to ...

As with much of what he writes, Rick Wagner is simply wrong on the facts in his latest column on the Avalon Theatre. The Grand Ole Opry was not torn down. Indeed, it was saved by a concerted community effort and private enterprise and is now ...

Butler’s word was his bond While we were away, my husband Bob and I received the news that our friend Harry Butler had departed from this life. Harry and I’ve known each other for 55 years. Bob recalls their friendship through ...

As I watched the June 5 City Council meeting, I couldn’t help but be amused — and appalled — at the childish behavior of some of the advocates for the Avalon project when it seemed they weren’t getting their way. The ...

Exactly who will be coming to the Avalon? Letter writer Paula Struckman states the Avalon project “is not just a business investment but also an investment in a quality of life that cannot be measured in dollars and ...